Earth Orbit Is New Lab Space for App Makers

7/17/2013 5:00AM

“Affordable access to space” is the motto of tech start-up NanoSatisfi, which offers a $250 course in app creation that includes a week of test time on a tiny Earth-orbit satellite. WSJ’s Deborah Kan speaks with CEO Peter Platzer about how these satellites are changing space exploration.

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